Panorama Existing Example Research

I have looked into many different panoramic examples from other designers such as Will Pearson ranging from interactive panoramas and still panoramas. I have studied/ analysed the characteristics, themes and settings used. I have also looked into the process in which they have achieved there panoramic images for example 'Gigapan'. 


Will Pearson 
Will Pearson is a panoramic photographer/ designer who composes gigantic Gigapan images/ panoramas at a massive resolution and has been for the past 15 years. His work allows the user to zoom and pan 360 degrees both horizontally and vertically. 


Some of his works are shown as examples below...
Shard View at Night Panorama



http://www.willpearson.co.uk/high_resolution/shard-london-bridge-night-panorama/
The image above is an example of the landscape panoramas, this one is of london city at night. Captured in high resolution, this gigapan image is very vibrant and keeps all its detail in full colour. However this image is not a 360 degree panorama, this is just a landscape image.
The Birds, Trafalgar Square

http://www.willpearson.co.uk/virtual_tours/the_birds/
The image above is another example of Will Pearsons work. This example is a 360 panorama taken in Trafalgar square, an excellent example of Gigapan. This image is in black and white which i think works really well and sets a certain tone. Not all panoramas need to be in full colour in order to be visually impressive, it all depends on the mood and visual effect your trying to achieve.
Vauxhall Bridge




http://www.willpearson.co.uk/high_resolution/vauxhall-bridge-view/
This is another example of a panorama that is not 360 degrees. This is image was taken of Vauxhall Bridge and using up to date technology you are able to zoom in on the finest detail. This is a high resolution image.
Hampstead Heath Views – London Panorama
http://www.willpearson.co.uk/high_resolution.php 
The image above was taken of london over looking Hampstead Heath, this shows the city distant in the background and shows some wild life in the foreground, this is a good contrast between urban an urban setting and a natural setting. This image is not a gigapan image, it is a high definition, high resolution landscape image. 


About Will Pearson 
"I grew up in the Peak District, Derbyshire and after a post-University stint in Nottingham headed south to London and have been a fixture here ever since. I’ve been a professional panoramic photographer since the mid-nineties. I love my job and each day is different, the opportunity to capture these images is a privilege and sometimes an obsession".
http://www.willpearson.co.uk/about.php 


Other Examples 
Panoramas do not only exist as landscape images, gigapan or 360, they can also be made into spherical panoramas as seen below

http://janvrsinsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/6-Panorama.jpg

The image above has the same theme/ similar location to that of one of my ideas, city based and urban. The image above has been made in to a sphere and i think this is a great and interesting idea because it gives the image the feel and look as if its its own planet/ orb.

Resolution issues
When saving for web i need to take into account that most monitors are are set to 96 or 72 dpi so i need to save my panoramas to 72dpi so computer monitors can view them.

Panorama height and size
i am going to  save my panoramas to 400 pixels high, this will enable quick loading of the image and still keep the detail and definition of the images/ panoramas.